Michigan's NFL depth chart
Something fun during the Harbaugh saga, and the basketball team being down ( Go BLUE, beat msu 〽️?!!)
After the draft-
QB-
Brady
Henne
RB-
Haskins
Evans
FB-
Mason
WR1-
DPJ
WR2-
Collins / Funchess
TE-
Gentry
McKeon
LT-
Lewan
LG-
Runyan
Bredeson
C-
Ruiz
RG-
Schofield / Mayfield
RT-
Onwenu
Stueber
Great QB, Great OL, solid skill positions
Defense 3-3-5
NT-
Mone / Hinton
DT-
Hurst
Henry
DT-
Wormley / Clark
Rush-
Gary
Paye
OLB-
Hutchinson
Winovich / Uche
Ojabo
MLB-
Bush
McGrone
Viper-
Peppers
FS-
Dax Hill
Wilson
SS-
Metellus
D. Hill
CB-
Lewis
CB2-
Long / Thomas
The pass rush is crazy good.
I could see the offense with 3 pro bowl players and the defense with 4. This team in the NFL might get 10 to 11 wins. What do you think? Did I miss anyone?
Have fun, Go Blue
January 7th, 2022 at 10:08 AM ^
This is painful to try and read.
January 7th, 2022 at 10:43 AM ^
I appreciated the effort and database but concur formatting makes posts better
- QB: Brady, Henne
- RB: Evans, Haskins
- WR1: DPJ
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January 7th, 2022 at 2:09 PM ^
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January 7th, 2022 at 10:10 AM ^
The lack of UM skill position players in the NFL is gross.
Should be increasing though over the next few years with Corum, Edwards, JJ, R Bell, maybe C.Johnson, A. Anthony if he continues to improve.
Defense is loaded though,
January 7th, 2022 at 11:49 AM ^
You're exactly right. This is a very solid squad outside of the skill positions. It's hard to believe UM hasn't had an above average RB in the NFL in what is probably decades. Haskins has an outside chance to be decent, but I think his lack of speed will prevent him from being an every down back. Likely an RB2 or 3 on an NFL roster. Wisconsin (Taylor and Gordon), OSU (Dobbins, Elliott), MSU (Leveon Bell), and Penn St. (Barkley) all have had good to great NFL backs in just the past 5.
January 7th, 2022 at 10:20 AM ^
Taco got signed by the Steelers and actually showed some promise as their backup OLB / Rush End.
Fun post and hate to criticize coaching here, but is your 3-3-5 really the best use of our defensive personnel? People are asking.
January 7th, 2022 at 2:41 PM ^
3-3-5 only works if you can get Jeff Castell to run it.
January 7th, 2022 at 10:23 AM ^
Hard to believe Mayfield is an NFL guard and Onwenu a tackle, given they were switched when they were at UM
January 7th, 2022 at 11:28 AM ^
I think (and please correct me if I'm wrong) that Onwenu comes in as a 6th OL on the end of the line in some packages, so technically a tackle but really just there to maul people in short yardage.
January 7th, 2022 at 2:35 PM ^
This has been his role this season but he's legitimately played great when asked to play tackle. It's been a shock how well rounded he is as a tackle frankly.
January 7th, 2022 at 4:16 PM ^
"well-rounded" - I see what you did there
January 7th, 2022 at 10:41 AM ^
As a Steelers fan, thank you for Wormley. He has played excellent this year.
January 7th, 2022 at 10:44 AM ^
I very much hope that BGraham isn't done despite the injury this year. That would be a pro bowl player on the D as well.
January 7th, 2022 at 10:56 AM ^
What I'm hearing is that I need to buy the next Madden so I can create an all Michigan team and make it happen.
I played in an online "fantasy draft" style Madden league in 2020. I ended up turning Darboh into an all pro receiver.
January 7th, 2022 at 11:21 AM ^
The pass rush is not crazy good and the defense would get eaten alive. Its weak up the middle on the d-line, weak at linebacker overall, and the cornerbacks would be bottom of the league bad.
On the offensive side it would probably be among the worst wide receiver group as whole in the NFL.
Its impressive that Michigan can build out a full team but this team would be struggling to stay out of the bottom of the league, not winning 10-11 games
January 7th, 2022 at 12:02 PM ^
Apparently you never watched what Tom Brady did with some of the Patriot teams when Gronk and Edelman were both hurt. Brady is winning 10 games with me, you and Seth as the starting WRs
January 7th, 2022 at 12:28 PM ^
I think you are mostly right but I think Brady+good OL could get enough production out of that skill position to be competitive.
Defensively, I think with the right coordinator you could create a lot of chaos with some intriguing athlete but 100% would be exploitable up the middle and on the back end.
But yeah, impressive we can do this but I think the 10 win team thing may be a little silly.
January 7th, 2022 at 11:25 AM ^
Who's NFL team besides Bama would beat ours?
January 7th, 2022 at 11:30 AM ^
Georgia, LSU, OSU off the top of my head though OSU would require Justin Fields to be the QB which is a weak spot
January 7th, 2022 at 1:09 PM ^
Good point--forgot Matthew Stafford was UGA. I thought we could beat them b/c no QB. LSU with Burrow I'd buy, too.
I'd take Brady to lead us over OSU's NFL team with Fields/Haskins at QB.
January 7th, 2022 at 12:20 PM ^
An all Alabama NFL team goes 20-0. Mac/Hurts as QB with freaking Tua #3.
RBs: Henry, Najee, Damien Harris, and Mark Ingram for good measure.
WRs: (dear lord) Ridley, Cooper, Jones, Jeudy, Smith, Waddle.
January 7th, 2022 at 12:51 PM ^
They're obviously the best all-college team, but no way they even win the league. All three of those QBs stink. Tua and Hurts (if they can even claim Hurts) are bottom 8 QBs in the league. Mac is bottom half. All incredibly limited.
But more broadly, Michigan's skill guys in the league, even with Brady, aren't enough to win more than 3 games. Would be a slog even against the Lions/Jags.
January 7th, 2022 at 11:38 AM ^
Michigan has done a decent job of putting linemen into the NFL, particularly on the offensive line. Plenty of guys starting or at least rotating in.
But the skill players.....my god is Michigan just dreadful in that department. I think things will start to get a bit better over the next few years, but right now....woof.
January 7th, 2022 at 11:38 AM ^
This team would maybe get 10 wins against a league made up of other single-college teams. This team would however got curb stomped by the lions.
January 7th, 2022 at 12:23 PM ^
Part of me feels incredibly stupid for "arguing" a point here give this is all pure fantasy, BUT I feel compelled nonetheless.
I don't think the skill positions would matter nearly as much with TB12 at the QB spot (especially with a good O Line). With Brady at QB, I think this team could beat the Lions (who mostly beat themselves).
Side note: Tai streets is my hero too. He was my first favorite player for UM.
January 7th, 2022 at 12:30 PM ^
The offense would maybe be serviceable, but I think it’s ceiling would be around NE right before Brady left. The defense would get eaten alive. Worst LBs and corners. Interior DL would get paved. Not to mention no depth.
January 7th, 2022 at 11:40 AM ^
You need a kicker (Moody) and a punter (Robbins, Hart).
January 7th, 2022 at 11:42 AM ^
Skill positions are rough. Think it will be better in a few years.
January 7th, 2022 at 11:57 AM ^
Missed a few:
Glasgow, OG
Glasgow, LB
Danna, DT
Cole, OC
Graham, DE
Hill, CB
Hudson, LB
Cheeseman, LS
Cant believe you missed Brandon Graham, possibly one of the best UM defensive players of the past decade. Dudes been playing so long it feels like he teamed with Woodson at UM :))
January 7th, 2022 at 12:12 PM ^
Rashan Gary is really having a break out season in the NFL. Just a half sack away from double digit sacks on the year. I know he was great as an anchor in Don Brown’s defense, but you can see how he wreaks havoc in the NFL as a stand up pass rusher. I don’t really know much about football Xs and Os by any means, but it feels like he was a little misused. I love that Mike MacDonald seems intent on putting his best players in positions to make impact plays.
That said, Brandon Graham needs to be starting on this depth chart. Dude’s been so steady for 10 years now with nearly 60 sacks in his career and the Super Bowl winning sack strip on Brady.
I don’t think you watch much NFL. This team would be awful, Brady being the only thing getting you some wins. A 3-3-5 base in the NFL would go as well it did for Greg Robinson in the Big Ten. Weak interior DL by NFL standards. DPJ as your #1 and Nico as your #2? Haskins & Evans as your RBs? Awful skill positions. Onwenu has mostly been a 6th OL and has only started games as LG; he’d get torched repeatedly as a RT by the other team’s best pass rusher. The vast majority of these players at Michigan won 60-75% of their games depending on the season. There’s no way in hell they’re now winning 60% of their games in the NFL. Imagine if your average Harbaugh Michigan roster lined up to play OSU, UGA, Bama, etc for a 17 game season… that’s what this is.
January 7th, 2022 at 12:13 PM ^
It is nice to have the NFL factory operational again.
January 7th, 2022 at 2:05 PM ^
Good idea for conversation in the slack period we're in now.
January 7th, 2022 at 2:21 PM ^
What would be nice to see is a graphic positional chart of each starting M player in the NFL
January 7th, 2022 at 3:17 PM ^
Nice
Work
January 7th, 2022 at 3:48 PM ^
I love these guys but this defense would be not good to say the least. Well the secondary wouldn’t be.